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Recent Examples of elementally
Mitski is at her best in this album’s more elementally human moments.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementally
Adverb
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For decades, the understanding was that social-media companies were essentially immune from any such legal liability.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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His career essentially bestrides the slow-to-grow Before Times and the apparent soccer paradise of today, which was fortified by remarkable facilities, boosted by an ideal central location and forged by an eagerly welcoming host city that slugged above its weight to make this happen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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To me, though, there is something in your books that is almost fundamentally anti-cinematic.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But in other respects the zone has fundamentally changed, with the biggest difference being the use of a 2D zone set in the middle of the plate instead of a 3D one measured from the front.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Because the Mega Mozzarella at Basilico Italiano is the kind of dish that was basically designed to take over your feed.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other times, the likes of junior safety Kyle Hall has gotten the defense riled up after batting down a ball that was basically in Wagner’s hands.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Casual restaurants, ramen spots, sushi bars and diners are inherently the most solo-friendly.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Those videos are capturing things that are inherently private to you.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Thus this is intrinsically a story of class differences, involving labor unions and labor relations in general.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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What our current Congress, like many before it, fails to understand is that these two issues are intrinsically and inseparably linked.—
Carlos Curbelo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Elementally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementally. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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